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Hackable baby monitors: 50,000 baby monitors can easily be hacked; baby monitors not as smart as you think
Nickie Louise Posted On February 22, 2018


They are everywhere. You’ve seen their ads on TV–smart baby cams and monitors that help you to watch your child and keep them safe. However, according to a new warning from SEC Consult, an Austrian cybersecurity company, these baby cams are […]


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Cybersecurity startup Dover Microsystems raises $6 million in seed funding to expand engineering and product development efforts
Nickie Louise Posted On February 21, 2018


Massachusetts-based cybersecurity startup Dover Microsystems, today announced it has raised $6 million in seed funding to expand engineering and product development efforts, as well as support key hires across marketing and sales. The latest funding round was led The financing, […]


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Top tech startup news stories you need to know this Monday, February 19
Nickie Louise Posted On February 19, 2018


Good morning! Here are some of the top tech startup news stories today Monday, February 19. Oracle buys cloud security startup Zenedge. Oracle has announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Zenedge, a startup that helps safeguard important IT […]


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Skype bug could allow malicious attacker ‘system’ level access, Microsoft says fix is ‘too much work’ and will rebuild Skype for Windows instead
Nickie Louise Posted On February 14, 2018


A critical security flaw has been detected on Skype’s updater process on macOS and Windows that could allow attackers system level access if channelised the wrong way. The flaw was first discovered on February 9 by security researcher Stefan Kanthak.  […]


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Digital identity authentication network startup Payfone raises $23 million to continue global expansion
Nickie Louise Posted On February 13, 2018


Payfone, the world’s leading digital identity authentication network, today announced that it has raised $23 million to expand its user experience-enhancing cybersecurity services in the retail, insurance, and healthcare sectors. The latest funding round was led by an institutional investor with […]


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Cybersecurity startup Infocyte raises $5.2 million in Series B funding to drive continued growth and demand for its flagship product
Nickie Louise Posted On February 12, 2018


Cybersecurity startup Infocyte has raised $5.2 million in Series B funding to drive continued company growth and demand for its flagship product.  The company also announced the hiring of Curtis Hutcheson, the former general manager of Dell’s software businesses focused on […]


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iPhone secret code revealed in ‘Biggest Leak In History’ – Apple confirmed leak
Nickie Louise Posted On February 8, 2018


Apple’s top-secret iBoot firmware source code in  iPhones, iPads and other iOS devices has leaked into a public GitHub repo. In a statement from Apple spokesperson,  Apple confirmed the authenticity of the code but emphasized that it’s for iOS 9, a […]


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Cybersecurity startup DataTribe launches funding competition to identify startups with a vision to disrupt cybersecurity and data science
Nickie Louise Posted On February 5, 2018


Washington D.C.-based cybersecurity startup studio, DataTribe, announced today that it is launching the DataTribe Cyber Crucible, a competition to identify high-technology startups with a vision to disrupt cybersecurity and data science. The three finalists will split $20,000 in prize money.Winners of […]


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Israeli startup Cylus raises $4.7 million to develop cybersecurity solutions for railways and metros
Nickie Louise Posted On January 25, 2018


Tel Aviv-based cybersecurity startup, Cylus, announced that it has raised $4.7 million in seed funding to continue to meet the cybersecurity challenges facing the rail industry. Investors include Zohar Zisapel, a private investor and Founder of RAD, as well as […]


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Amazon has acquired Cambridge cybersecurity startup Sqrrl
Nickie Louise Posted On January 25, 2018


Amazon’s Amazon Web Service announced it has acquired Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Sqrrl, a cybersecurity start-up that spun out of the National Security Agency. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. In a message posted on its website to customers, investors, partners, […]


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Chinese smartphone company OnePlus was hacked and up to 40,000 customers had credit card info stolen
Nickie Louise Posted On January 19, 2018


OnePlus today confirmed thieves stole tens of thousands of people’s credit card numbers from its online store. The Chinese smartphone company admitted after a week of investigation that about 40,000 of its customers had their payment card details were taken while […]


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Researcher discovered new Apple’s latest security flaw ‘text bomb’ that freezes your phone
Nickie Louise Posted On January 18, 2018


A security researcher, Abraham Masri, has discovered a new bug within Apple software that causes iPhones and Macs to crash if they receive a message containing a specific website link.  Masri revealed in a Twitter post that the flaw, which he […]


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Intel warns patches for chip flaws are buggy: Report
Nickie Louise Posted On January 12, 2018


In a confidential document shared with some of its customers,  Intel said it has identified three issues in updates released over the past week.  The news story was first reported in Wall Street Journal. The company warned that its patches for […]


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Skype users, rejoice! Signal partners with Microsoft to bring end-to-end encryption to Skype
Nickie Louise Posted On January 12, 2018


Signal, the opensource company behind the encrypted communications application, has partnered with Microsoft to bring end-to-end encryption to Skype. In collaboration with Signal, Microsoft will now introduce a Private Conversations feature in Skype, powered by Signal Protocol. Signal uses standard cellular mobile […]


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Microsoft halted security patches against Meltdown and Spectre as AMD customers report problems of
Nickie Louise Posted On January 9, 2018


Microsoft security patches to mitigate against Meltdown and Spectre chip vulnerabilities are now slowing down PCs and servers. According to Reuters, Microsoft said on Tuesday that software patches released to guard against CPU security threats slowed down some PCs and […]


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Your laptop could be spying on you and record everything you type
Nickie Louise Posted On December 11, 2017


From mobile apps, to tablets to laptop, is anyone really safe? Security researcher Michael Myng found keylogger in keyboard driver preinstalled on about 500 (475 as of writing) HP notebook models.  By default, the keylogger are turned off in the keyboard […]


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Uber paid hackers $100k to cover up cyberattack on personal data of 57 million customers
Nickie Louise Posted On November 21, 2017


According to report from Bloomberg, hackers stole personal information from 57 million customers and drivers with Uber in a security breach that the company concealed for more than a year. Uber confirmed today the hack affected 57 million customers and drivers. […]


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United States Military social spying archive exposed
Nickie Louise Posted On November 17, 2017


Massive US military social media spying archive left wide open in Amazon Web Services (AWS) S3 buckets. Three misconfigured AWS S3 buckets have been discovered wide open on the public internet containing “dozens of terabytes” of social media posts and […]


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Government remotely hacked a Boeing 757
Nickie Louise Posted On November 17, 2017


An official at the Department of Homeland Security admitted that a team of experts remotely hacked a Boeing 757 parked at an airport. The hack was not conducted in a laboratory, but on a 757 parked at the airport in Atlantic […]


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Xchime Doorbell: Know who’s at your door
Nickie Louise Posted On June 1, 2017

XChime door bell and camera

With  crimes such as burglary that are constantly on the rise these days, it’s only imperative for many of us to secure our homes with smart devices. Aside from smart locks, smart doorbells can offer a first line of defense […]


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